Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia

Married (1) 6 June 1894 to Susannah Collins (born 17 July 1875), daughter of Charles and Elizabeth AddisonWidowed 22 June 1938
Children: three sons and four daughters
Married (2) 3 August 1944, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth to Lenore Flanagan (nee Kerr), widow of William Flanagan, daughter of William Thomas and Teresa O’DeaWidowed 8 October 1947
No children

Death

Date12 March 1955

PlaceAlbany, Western Australia

CemeteryYork Cemetery, Western Australia

Cause of Death

Religion

Catholic

Education

Educated government school 1883 on father’s farm

Occupation

Farmer and businessperson

Employment History

1886 took up 1,000 acres
1888 with father and brothers cleared road to Southern Cross goldfields
Worked on constructing telegraph line to Southern Cross
Pioneer farmer at Yorkrakine
1892–1897 carrying and coaching on Eastern Goldfields
Sandalwooding
By 1894 farm near York, managed family properties, had 4,000 acres by 1910
With early death of his brothers managed properties for family
1908 purchased Empire Flour Mill, York, chairman of directors until his death

House

MLC

Local Government Service

York Road Board member and Municipal Council, 1902–1908 (?) and 1921–1924

Foundation chairman of York Cooperative
1908–1911 president York Agricultural Society

Qualifications

References

Battye, JS. The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, vol 1, p. 336–37.Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930.Erickson, Rica. The bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888, vol 3. West Australian, 30 September 1910, 14 March 1955.